Markets eye inflation, tech earnings; Proofpoint's $6.3B Varonis deal

Inflation fears are rattling markets as Meta leads a heavy week of tech earnings. Nvidia-backed Nscale faces a valuation reality check. Proofpoint is acquiring Varonis for $6.3 billion, with Thoma Bravo's Seth Boro discussing the deal. JPMorgan is pushing a $230 billion economic-security initiative, and Anthropic issued a public-good pledge.

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